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mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> unhitched. two philly wedding celebrations descend into cha as the attendees start brawling. >>> and 48 straight. drew breezes into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. 29 days and counting. there is less than a month to go in the race for the white house, and right now, both candidates are on the road. while the president campaigns in california, mitt romney spent sunday in florida before his major foreign policy speech in virginia today. nbc's tracie potts joins us now live from washington. good morning. >> veronica. good morning. let's talk about the speech. in it today he tries to draw distinctions. we've seen an advanced copy where mitt romney will now argue america is now weaker against our enemies abroad. mitt romney gives a big foreign policy speech in virginia today, but over the weekend in florida, he focused on taxes and president obam
mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> unhitched. two philly wedding celebrations descend into cha as the attendees start brawling. >>> and 48 straight. drew breezes into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. 29 days and counting. there is less than...
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romney heads to virginia. biden campaigns in nevada. >>> and an early victory for the obama campaign. the supreme court cleared the way for early voting in ohio on the weekend before the election. in a one-sentence order the high court let stand an appeals court ruling on an obama campaign lawsuit that requires early voting be offered to all ohio voters in the final three days before the election. now in 2008 93,000 voters cast their ballots in those final three days of ohio's early voting including a surge of minority voters. there are now 32 states and the district of columbia that allow early in-person voting. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. we are going to begin with a violent scuffle at philadelphia's oktoberfest. a man arguing with the police slapped an officer right across the face. that set off this scene. bystanders applauding the officer as he took down the unruly civilian. the video has now gone viral and internal affairs is investigating. the 16-y
romney heads to virginia. biden campaigns in nevada. >>> and an early victory for the obama campaign. the supreme court cleared the way for early voting in ohio on the weekend before the election. in a one-sentence order the high court let stand an appeals court ruling on an obama campaign lawsuit that requires early voting be offered to all ohio voters in the final three days before the election. now in 2008 93,000 voters cast their ballots in those final three days of ohio's early...
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but mitt romney needed some definition. okay, there was this sense -- you could feel it over the last three or four weeks that the campaign was becoming too much about mitt romney, the person. he was never going to win a personality contest with president obama. that he needed to relaunch the campaign and focus it on something else. focus it on issues if you will. the pick of ryan will do that. but there is downside and there's downside because of the issue of medicare. >> david, as you know, the polls have obama leading anywhere between seven and nine points. how important right now is it for romney to ignite that part of his base that hasn't really been excited about him, they have been lukewarm. the tea party, the fiscal conservatives. does this ignite that? >> i think so. they're really opposed to president obama's re-election and mitt romney has that going for him, but there's a reservoir of suspicion about him. whether he's a true conservative has dogged him and continues even now. look, this is still a campaign. it i
but mitt romney needed some definition. okay, there was this sense -- you could feel it over the last three or four weeks that the campaign was becoming too much about mitt romney, the person. he was never going to win a personality contest with president obama. that he needed to relaunch the campaign and focus it on something else. focus it on issues if you will. the pick of ryan will do that. but there is downside and there's downside because of the issue of medicare. >> david, as you...
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romney is not far behind. he and the super p.a.c.s supporting him have pumped in nearly 43 million. >> how can people say they want four more years of president obama. we can't afford four more years of president obama. >> reporter: romney has been trying to make the case he'll do a better job with the economy but in all three states the polls shows president obama leading on that issue. >> the path i offer is harder but to a better place. i'm asking you to choose that future. >> reporter: romney does lead in one category, voters in those same states say he would do a better job on the deficit. and both candidates will be appearing in the cleveland and toledo area today and romney will also be making a stop near columbus. >> it's on. thanks. two powerful bombs exploded in the syrian capital of damascus this morning. the explosion he did to at any timed minutes apart followed by gunfire. the attack was blamed on terrorists. damascus has been rocked by a series of bombings in recent months as the uprising agains
romney is not far behind. he and the super p.a.c.s supporting him have pumped in nearly 43 million. >> how can people say they want four more years of president obama. we can't afford four more years of president obama. >> reporter: romney has been trying to make the case he'll do a better job with the economy but in all three states the polls shows president obama leading on that issue. >> the path i offer is harder but to a better place. i'm asking you to choose that future....
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the other side of the ledger is the romney side. governor romney is still introducing himself to the country. there's clearly amongst some voters a question -- is he the right direction to go? the president's arguing that governor romney's not the right way to bet on the country's future, but this is a real puzzle. is it more on the romney side or is it more on the obama side? we just don't know right now. >> well, romney's got a wide-open lane here on these unemployment numbers that he's trying to run with. at the same time, the president seems to be scoring points against romney about his record in the private sector -- bain capital not creating jobs in the vision, in the view of the obama administration. is that undermining what should be gains for romney right now? >> well, again, there's no question that the president, he did it on the stump quite explicitly. he wants to define governor romney as someone unacceptable based on his business background, and i think it's been clear for a long time, if the election's a referendum up
the other side of the ledger is the romney side. governor romney is still introducing himself to the country. there's clearly amongst some voters a question -- is he the right direction to go? the president's arguing that governor romney's not the right way to bet on the country's future, but this is a real puzzle. is it more on the romney side or is it more on the obama side? we just don't know right now. >> well, romney's got a wide-open lane here on these unemployment numbers that he's...
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it shows that if romney did all this, by the way, that's the one piece of good news for mitt romney. this is his path without ohio. look at this. if he wins paul ryan's home state, he has a way to get to 270 without ohio. they don't think that's going to be easy because they think wisconsin will be very difficult. they think iowa will be very difficult. and there's still some question about new hampshire. and if that's the case, and you look at those numbers this way, then ohio becomes incredibly crucial to mitt romney. he would need florida, virginia, ohio and colorado. >> and what i read in all that stuff is those of us working election night need to get some sleep, it's going to be a long night. >> reporter: people ask me how long is election night going to be? i say it's going to be a long month. >> chuck todd good, to talk to you. thanks very much. >>> a long month, not even a week. >>> time for a check of some of the other stories this morning. jenna wolfe is at the news desk. >> hey, guys, good morning. an american student has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a fellow st
it shows that if romney did all this, by the way, that's the one piece of good news for mitt romney. this is his path without ohio. look at this. if he wins paul ryan's home state, he has a way to get to 270 without ohio. they don't think that's going to be easy because they think wisconsin will be very difficult. they think iowa will be very difficult. and there's still some question about new hampshire. and if that's the case, and you look at those numbers this way, then ohio becomes...
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mitt romney, the likely republican nominee, walked into the lion's den this weekend. he gave the commencement address at liberty university, an influential conservative christian school where some have a big problem with his mormon faith. nbc's peter alexander reports. >> to the class of 2012, well done and congratulations. >> reporter: at liberty university, founded by the late jerry falwell, mitt romney faced a stadium full of evangelical christians, an audience that he's struggled to win over in this year's campaign. the commencement address offered romney an opportunity to try to convince social conservatives he'll fight for their beliefs, including what he called the enduring institution of marriage. >> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but romney largely avoided divisive issues, emphasizing to these graduates that strong family values are key to helping improve the economy. >> moral certainty, clear standards and a commitment to spiritual ideals will set you apart in a world that is searching for meani
mitt romney, the likely republican nominee, walked into the lion's den this weekend. he gave the commencement address at liberty university, an influential conservative christian school where some have a big problem with his mormon faith. nbc's peter alexander reports. >> to the class of 2012, well done and congratulations. >> reporter: at liberty university, founded by the late jerry falwell, mitt romney faced a stadium full of evangelical christians, an audience that he's...
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mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> winter weather now. many parts of the country will make up this morning to an arctic blast from the nor. bill's forecast is straight ahead. >>> and 48 straight. drew breess into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. 29 days and counting. there is less than a month to go in the race for the white house, and right now, both candidates are on the road. while the president campaigns in california, mitt romney spent sunday in florida before his major foreign policy speech in virginia today. nbc's tracy potts that is details from washington. good morning. >> reporter: hi, veronica, good morning. even with those jobs numbers that came out friday helping president obama, we are still seeing mitt romney with a boost after the debate, and today he will argue that under the president, america is weaker against enemies abroad. mitt romney gives a big foreign
mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> winter weather now. many parts of the country will make up this morning to an arctic blast from the nor. bill's forecast is straight ahead. >>> and 48 straight. drew breess into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la...
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santorum and romney both battled hard. 20 delegates. are we getting to a point now here we are in mid march, this race still competitive at a point where we're questioning whether either of these men could get the, what is it 1140 more delegates by the end? >> i think the unfortunate part for governor romney is that he is trying to make this only a math contest. but he doesn't have kind of the fundamental strength within the party yet to focus exclusively on math. i think he's still sort of trying to win the argument and to win the heart and souls of the core of the republican party. that's a different situation from four years ago, in the alabama/clinton race. and i think he's got to very quickly get to a point where he can put away the competition with some of these bigger states, looking ahead to illinois and then wisconsin so that he can begin to consolidate a message, because he's got some pretty difficult general election challenges ahead of him, as well. within the party that he needs to focus on alone. >> obviously, neither one
santorum and romney both battled hard. 20 delegates. are we getting to a point now here we are in mid march, this race still competitive at a point where we're questioning whether either of these men could get the, what is it 1140 more delegates by the end? >> i think the unfortunate part for governor romney is that he is trying to make this only a math contest. but he doesn't have kind of the fundamental strength within the party yet to focus exclusively on math. i think he's still sort...
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the romney transition team. he told me it's like building a ship that you hope will set sail. we should find out tomorrow night. >> peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. we're joined now with strategists from both sides, republican mike murphy and democrat hillary rosen. nice to see you. let's go to some numbers. our latest numbers have it obama 48 and romney 47 and the "new york times" averaged the battle ground polls, president obama leading in 16 out 261 of them. is it that close? >> yeah, and it always has been. you know, there's been a lot of talk about the volatility of the polls, but really the volatility has been more for mitt romney. president obama has been fairly steady. it's romney who has kind of gone up and down over the last couple of months. >> the biggest challenge is the ceiling obama has in the mid to high 40s. if you haven't decided what you are thinking of him now, the undecideds might not break his way. margin of error, three points on each number. >> a lot of the polls are we
the romney transition team. he told me it's like building a ship that you hope will set sail. we should find out tomorrow night. >> peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. we're joined now with strategists from both sides, republican mike murphy and democrat hillary rosen. nice to see you. let's go to some numbers. our latest numbers have it obama 48 and romney 47 and the "new york times" averaged the battle ground polls, president obama leading in 16 out 261 of...
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christie focused on romney the tough guy. >> mitt romney will tell us the truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that's complicating our future. >> reporter: christie put romney over the top for the nomination. >> all 50 of its votes for the president of the united states. >> reporter: tonight we hear from running mate paul ryan. he's expected to talk about his small town roots, less government, and strong community. now, romney was here last night, but he won't be here tonight for ryan's speech. he's actually in indiana today campaigning, but, of course, lynn, he will be back tomorrow to accept the nomination. >> all right, tracie potts in tampa. thanks so much. >>> let's get a little more detailed description of what's going on with hurricane isaac. bill karins tracking if for us. >> let's try to advance the story in what's going to happen with the path of this storm to let you know what's going to develop throughout the day today. the storm is moving slowly, but we think the forward speed will begin to progress a little bit. as close as it will get to new orleans at 8:00 a
christie focused on romney the tough guy. >> mitt romney will tell us the truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that's complicating our future. >> reporter: christie put romney over the top for the nomination. >> all 50 of its votes for the president of the united states. >> reporter: tonight we hear from running mate paul ryan. he's expected to talk about his small town roots, less government, and strong community. now, romney was here last night, but he...
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romney's team has been out in force defending their candidate. brian mooar joins us live from washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign spokesman took the fight to a whole new level when she claimed romney was lying to the nation when he left bain or committed a felony in filing false documents with government regulators. >> he's claiming i wasn't there at the time except he filed an s.e.c. listing that says he was the ceo, chairman, and president of the company. >> by starting negative, by going extremely tough -- >> reporter: in a new ad team romney is blasting the president for going negative. >> whatever happened to hoping change? >> this is not the candidate of hope and change. this is a candidate who is hoping to change the subject. >> reporter: romney's campaign
romney's team has been out in force defending their candidate. brian mooar joins us live from washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign spokesman took the fight to a whole new level when she claimed...
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governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night viewers got viewers who missed the face-off on muslim extremist. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad you recognize al qaeda is a threat. a few months ago you said russia was the biggest threat.
governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker...
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mitt romney caps off a tough week with his campaign co-chair jumping ship. >>> duck and run. a would-be robber messes with the wrong convenience store clerk. >>> and far east fright. some tense moments as an elderly chinese woman dangles from the some tense moments as an elderly chinese woman dangles from the rail of a balcony. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with target audience. a day after drilling down on immigration issues in florida, both the obama and romney campaign will focus on florida's aging voters at an aarp convention today. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with those details. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. today the message pivots from immigration to medicare, from latinos to the aarp. the presidential campaigns are reaching out to older americans today, a day after the focus was on hispanic voters in the key battleground state of florida. at a candidate's forum, president obama expressed frustration he hasn't done more on a key issue for latinos, immig
mitt romney caps off a tough week with his campaign co-chair jumping ship. >>> duck and run. a would-be robber messes with the wrong convenience store clerk. >>> and far east fright. some tense moments as an elderly chinese woman dangles from the some tense moments as an elderly chinese woman dangles from the rail of a balcony. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with target audience. a day after...
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president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objections saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions, which is not part of the agreed upon format. >>> as the candidates get in their final cram session before tomorrow night's debate, aides say president obama will be more aggressive, and mitt romney's camp says he'll be ready. for details, we go now to nbc's tracie potts for the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. aides say that the president has seen the tape of the last debate, that he was disappointed but that he is determined not to make the same mistakes tomorrow. >> hello everybody, hello, hello. >> reporter:
president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objections saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions,...
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mitt romney backs off his 47% remarks while president obama sharpens his attacks. >>> deadly exchange. an american tourist opens fire at an israeli seaside resort. >>> leap of faith. tense moments as a mother and her five kids arforced to jump from a building. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. the two candidates are busy attacking each other on the campaign trail following their first debate. today president obama will be campaigning in virginia and ohio and mitt romney is in virginia. governor romney boasted about his debate performance and told supporters he will take back the white house, but for the first time romney backed away from his controversial remarks about the 47% of americans who don't pay federal income taxes. he was asked what he would have said if that had come up in debate. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. in this case i said something that's just completely wrong. i absolutely belie
mitt romney backs off his 47% remarks while president obama sharpens his attacks. >>> deadly exchange. an american tourist opens fire at an israeli seaside resort. >>> leap of faith. tense moments as a mother and her five kids arforced to jump from a building. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. the two candidates are busy attacking each other on the campaign trail following their first debate. today president obama will be...
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romney's new add today will focus on struggling american families. and he will likely run into some of those families in florida where another "washington post" poll says the president now has a four-point edge. lynn. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in hawaii powerful waves created an incredible scene at the beginning of a paddle boat race. the teams were tossed around like rag dolls. the ocean was littered with at least ten capsized canoes before the race even stores. >>> close to 8,000 bison created quite a rumble. thousands of spectators from all over the world make the trip each year to watch the animals stampede across the prairie before they're corralled into pens. roughly 250 thof ohm will go up for auction. >>> in utah, one farmer put a unique spin on this year's presidential election, the faces of president obama and mitt romney have been depicted in a corn maze. who thinks of these things? guests will make their picks by choosing to enter the maze through eith
romney's new add today will focus on struggling american families. and he will likely run into some of those families in florida where another "washington post" poll says the president now has a four-point edge. lynn. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. >>> here is a look at other stories making news early today in america. in hawaii powerful waves created an incredible scene at the beginning of a paddle boat race. the teams were tossed around like rag dolls. the...
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cheney has not appeared with romney on the campaign trail but endorsed him last night, praising romney as, quote, the only man who can make the right decisions in a foreign policy crisis. romney called cheney a great american leader but did not mention former president george w. bush. >>> to penn state where officials, quote, concealed critical facts instead of protecting young boys. that is the scathing conclusion of an eight-month inquiry into the school's handing of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. nbc's chris pollone has details. >> reporter: former fbi director louis freeh said it was fear of bad publicity which kept penn state leaders, including coach joe paterno, from revealing details to law enforcement and the public about jerry sandusky's contact with young boys. >> the most powerful men at penn state failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who sandusky victimized. >> reporter: freeh's team poured over more than 3 million documents, some that showed that paterno, contrary to his grand jury testimony, did know about a 1998 police investigation into s
cheney has not appeared with romney on the campaign trail but endorsed him last night, praising romney as, quote, the only man who can make the right decisions in a foreign policy crisis. romney called cheney a great american leader but did not mention former president george w. bush. >>> to penn state where officials, quote, concealed critical facts instead of protecting young boys. that is the scathing conclusion of an eight-month inquiry into the school's handing of the jerry...
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in florida, president obama retains a one point lead over romney, 48 to 47%. and in that key battleground state of ohio mitt romney gained two points but the president still leads 51% to 45%. >>> well, today marks one month since the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. and yesterday the white house again denied any intentional cover-up of what led to the assault and said the investigation continues. lawmakers demanded to know how lax security may have been and whether warning signs were completely or simply ignored. nbc's steve handlesman is in washington. >> reporter: to highlight his concern, president obama had his terrorism advisor john brennan in libya to push the investigation of the 9/11/2012 attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others. but republicans at the house hearing charged the obama state department showed a lack of concern last summer after u.s. facilities in benghazi were attacked twice. >> i believe personally with more assets and more resources just meeting the minimum standards, we could have and sh
in florida, president obama retains a one point lead over romney, 48 to 47%. and in that key battleground state of ohio mitt romney gained two points but the president still leads 51% to 45%. >>> well, today marks one month since the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. and yesterday the white house again denied any intentional cover-up of what led to the assault and said the investigation continues. lawmakers demanded to know how lax security may have been and...
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mitt romney and paul ryan take on president obama. >>> snap attack. a live alligator show in ohio goes terribly wrong. >>> nasa's curiosity rover send back a photo ofs of a strangely familiar terrain. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, august 13, 2012. >>> hello and good morning. today we begin with running mates. after a weekend of being side by side, mitt romney and his newly minuted vp pick paul ryan will be campaigning solo until the republican convention. the two drew huge crowds in ryan's home state of wisconsin after making a pit stop in north carolina sunday morning. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: mitt romney took his new running mate for a test drive in nascar country. >> you know what, north carolina, we can do better than this. help is on the way. >> reporter: and if these overflow crowds in north carolina are any indication, republicans are embracing paul ryan as romney's vice presidential pick. the house budget committee chairman and powerful wisconsin congressman has become the big draw on the campaign trail. he's t
mitt romney and paul ryan take on president obama. >>> snap attack. a live alligator show in ohio goes terribly wrong. >>> nasa's curiosity rover send back a photo ofs of a strangely familiar terrain. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, august 13, 2012. >>> hello and good morning. today we begin with running mates. after a weekend of being side by side, mitt romney and his newly minuted vp pick paul ryan will be campaigning solo until the...
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meanwhile, romney's team has been out in force defending their campaign. >> reporter: if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign, said romney is lying about when he left bain capital or filing false documents. >> he files an fec saying he was ceo. >> team romney is blasting the president for going negative. >> this is not the candidate of hope and change. this is a candidate of hoping to change subject. >> reporter: romney wants to shift is back to the economy. but for now mitt romney is on defense, forced to explain the business background that's the part of his resume. later this week the romney campaign is reportedly going to attack the president as a politician who does favors for big money donors. >>> the severe drought is expected to show drought among the ten largest in the past centuries. today's report is expected to put 2012 in tenth place for the largest severe drou
meanwhile, romney's team has been out in force defending their campaign. >> reporter: if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign, said romney is lying about when he left bain capital or filing false documents. >> he files an fec saying he was ceo. >> team...
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now mitt romney has said that it is not appropriate in fact a member of the romney team called it a cheap political employ to bring will into the campaign. president obama also reacting about whether that decision should have been made. romney at the time said it was ill considered, but yes of course he would have done the same thing. as he put it, even jimmy carter would have given that order. in reaction, in the news conference president obama said without naming romney said that if you say one thing a year ago and something different now, you need to explain. and so the question remains how long are will there are remain a campaign issue in the campaign between now and november. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> in a rare public admission, the u.s. tactic of using drone strikes to kill militants in other countries, president obama's counterterrorism advisor insisted on monday the strikes are legal under international law. john brennan's comments mark the first time a senior white house official spoken at length in public for years what was considered a covert mission
now mitt romney has said that it is not appropriate in fact a member of the romney team called it a cheap political employ to bring will into the campaign. president obama also reacting about whether that decision should have been made. romney at the time said it was ill considered, but yes of course he would have done the same thing. as he put it, even jimmy carter would have given that order. in reaction, in the news conference president obama said without naming romney said that if you say...
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romney and ryan will be in virginia. the president is staying in co-co. veronica? >> tracie, thank you. >>> nato forces in afghanistan say three international service members and their translator were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern part of the country this morning. the attack comes on a grim milestone of the war in afghanistan on sunday with the death of the 2000th u.s. service member. relations between international forces and their afghan partners have been pushed to the breaking point by a surge of insider attacks by afghan allies. >>> on this first monday in october the u.s. supreme court begins its new term today. the justices are expected to consider a number of controversial issues. nbc's francis coe has more. >> reporter: one case the court will hear involves the practice of considering race for college admissions. abigail fisher sued after she was rejected by the university of texas at austin. >> there were people in my class with lower grades who weren't in the activities i was in who were being accepted. the only other difference between us w
romney and ryan will be in virginia. the president is staying in co-co. veronica? >> tracie, thank you. >>> nato forces in afghanistan say three international service members and their translator were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern part of the country this morning. the attack comes on a grim milestone of the war in afghanistan on sunday with the death of the 2000th u.s. service member. relations between international forces and their afghan partners have been pushed...
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what is the republican party trying to tell mitt romney right now? >> well, that he's got support where he needs it in some of these key states. you know, his advisers will tell you, he's won more conservative voters than niblgs has because he's won the most votes. what's difficult for newt gingrich, if he's going to make the case that he's the ideological leader the conservative wing of the republican party, you look at those results and say, well, maybe not so fast. so, this is really the case that gingrich is making. when romney can put together numbers like that, it's a very strong rebuttal. >> is it that these republicans, these tea partiers and conservative voters are taking a new look at mitt romney or are they surrendering and saying this guy is going to be the eventual nominee, we might as well get behind him? >> i think it's those two things. i'd add a third, the sheer gap by which he wins in a state is going to sweep in some of those voters. and you're going to see a little bit more support among those who are very conservative, including
what is the republican party trying to tell mitt romney right now? >> well, that he's got support where he needs it in some of these key states. you know, his advisers will tell you, he's won more conservative voters than niblgs has because he's won the most votes. what's difficult for newt gingrich, if he's going to make the case that he's the ideological leader the conservative wing of the republican party, you look at those results and say, well, maybe not so fast. so, this is really...
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mitt romney sails to victory in three gop primaries. >>> and medieval myth? new clues raise the question who was the real king arthur? captions paid for by nbc-univerl television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. today we begin with path of destruction. cleanup and what will likely be a long recovery begin for folks in dallas ft. worth. this after yesterday's terrifying tornado outbreak spawned scenes of chaos few have ever witnessed. nbc's jay gray reports from lancaster, texas. >> reporter: texas under attack. >> hey, guys, it's throwing 18-wheelers. >> reporter: the raw power of a massive tornado playing out on live television across north texas, tractor-trailers, more than 50 feet long and 60,000 pounds, tossed hundreds of feet in the air. >> this is something i have never seen before. >> reporter: this section of tornado alley is no stranger to twisters but few have seen anything like this. multiple tornadoes tearing through the dallas ft. worth area, tossing everything in their path. >> to see it on television, you know, we saw it, you know, i
mitt romney sails to victory in three gop primaries. >>> and medieval myth? new clues raise the question who was the real king arthur? captions paid for by nbc-univerl television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. today we begin with path of destruction. cleanup and what will likely be a long recovery begin for folks in dallas ft. worth. this after yesterday's terrifying tornado outbreak spawned scenes of chaos few have ever witnessed. nbc's jay gray reports from...
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down. >> trying to slow romney down. rick santorum came the closest in iowa with his results there, and he has a lot of momentum. did he do anything to change that position last night? >> i don't know that he did. the reality is that governor romney understand that new hampshire can do some pretty tough things to front-runners. he narrowly won iowa. very good result for him. up big in new hampshire, but in order for him to retain front-runner status, which certainly people retain within the party, that view, he has to win someplace, and he has an opportunity to win it big in new hampshire, to really put that front-runner feel on it. what doesn't change, a lot of doubts about him, particularly among conservatives in the party. the difficulty for the rest of the candidates who is going to emerge as the absolute alternative. we may learn more about that today. >> and newt gingrich who has tried to stay above the fray, found himself getting into it on the issue of military service. did you detect a change in tone from him la
down. >> trying to slow romney down. rick santorum came the closest in iowa with his results there, and he has a lot of momentum. did he do anything to change that position last night? >> i don't know that he did. the reality is that governor romney understand that new hampshire can do some pretty tough things to front-runners. he narrowly won iowa. very good result for him. up big in new hampshire, but in order for him to retain front-runner status, which certainly people retain...
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the reality is none of them have the capacity to take romney down in the long run, which mitt romney is prepared for. >> thanks so much. >> you bet. >>> let's get a check of the rest of the top stories from cnbc's mandy drury. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. despite the protests he's created in mississippi, former governor haley barbour is standing by his initial decision. he's pardoned over 200 people including 17 convicted killers during his final days in office. he spoke for the first time on friday saying he believes in forgiveness. >>> another homeless man has been found to death on friday in anaheim, california on friday. since then three others have been stabbed to death. police believe aulg three are a tick vims the of a serial killer. now they're looking for a link to the fourth man. >>> iran is going to host nuclear investors while tensions grow over the move. we have the latest developments. good morning, ali. >> good morning, mandy. iranian state tv says it has very strong evidence that washington was behind the it last assassination behind a nuclear scientist, t
the reality is none of them have the capacity to take romney down in the long run, which mitt romney is prepared for. >> thanks so much. >> you bet. >>> let's get a check of the rest of the top stories from cnbc's mandy drury. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. despite the protests he's created in mississippi, former governor haley barbour is standing by his initial decision. he's pardoned over 200 people including 17 convicted killers during his final days in...
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home turf, boston. >> romney's economics didn't work then and won't work now. >> reporter: mitt romney made his own partisan play in california. showing up at the solar energy firm that went bankrupt after investors contributed to the obama campaign and got a half billion in obama stimulus funds. >> free enterprise to the president is taking money from the taxpayers and giving it freely to his friends. >> reporter: romney said when he left office in massachusetts, unemployment was 4.7%. >> i think 4.7% is a pretty good number. >> reporter: back to the battle, so much for warm, bipartisan nostalgia, steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> now here is an early look at other stories we're following today in america. >>> in california a black bear got loose and had to be stunned with a taser inside the hallway of an apartment complex in bakersfield. that was after the bear wandered across the playground of an elementary school while graduation ceremonies were being held on campus. students were rushed inside, animal control officers rounled up the bear who will be set free back in the
home turf, boston. >> romney's economics didn't work then and won't work now. >> reporter: mitt romney made his own partisan play in california. showing up at the solar energy firm that went bankrupt after investors contributed to the obama campaign and got a half billion in obama stimulus funds. >> free enterprise to the president is taking money from the taxpayers and giving it freely to his friends. >> reporter: romney said when he left office in massachusetts,...
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obama and romney but for now, romney's apologizing after washington post report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and cutting his hair. romney says he doesn't remember. >> there is no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school, and obviously if i hurt anyone by virtue of that i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> reporter: voters had mixed reaction. >> kind of guy a bully back then probably be a bully now. >> i don't think voters or the american people should look at somebody that did something 45 years ago. >> reporter: will it have an impact in november? >> not much different than somebody during their youth getting drunk or smoking marijuana. that said, i think mitt romney didn't handle it particularly well. >> reporter: but despite all that it looks like the economy, the economy is still the number one issue a new associated poll finds two-thirds and that is a record, don't like how the president is handling gas prices but 53%, lynn, still think he's doing a good job overall. >> tracie potts, thank you so much.
obama and romney but for now, romney's apologizing after washington post report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and cutting his hair. romney says he doesn't remember. >> there is no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school, and obviously if i hurt anyone by virtue of that i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> reporter: voters had mixed reaction. >> kind of guy a bully back then probably be a bully now....
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yesterday president obama and romney spent the day on the campaign trail. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: today is pre-official for mitt romney if he's able to get those delegate from texas he can go into the republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. >> offered an opportunity -- >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. he'll make his case from battleground colorado today then las vegas at a fundraiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associating with trump who is still questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> i hope to get 51% or more and appreciate the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: romney spent memorial day with john mccain while problem paid tribute at allergy cemetery and vietnam memorial in washington. >> you are true heroes. and you'll never be forgotten but let us never use patriotism as a political sword. patriots can support a war, patriots c
yesterday president obama and romney spent the day on the campaign trail. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: today is pre-official for mitt romney if he's able to get those delegate from texas he can go into the republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. >> offered an opportunity -- >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the delegates he'll need to win the republican...
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program is in virginia, mitt romney is in nevada. he has a new battle cry. he's accusing the president of surrendering his ability to change washington. >> reporter: mitt romney jumped all over this comment the president made on thursday about changing washington. he's hoping to get his campaign back on track and try to convince voters that he has what it takes to end the partisanship in washington. problem shared a plate of fries with young voters while talking about student loans in south florida. mitt romney talked medicare in sarasota. >> i hope the people in florida understand this. he cut medicare by $716 billion. >> reporter: two contrasting images in two parts of the state, each with the same goal. florida's 29 electoral votes. but something president obama said during a candidate's forum on univision through the most attention. >> you can't change from washington from the inside you can only change it from the outside. that's how i got elected. that's how health care got done because we mobilized the american people to speak out. >> reporter: mitt r
program is in virginia, mitt romney is in nevada. he has a new battle cry. he's accusing the president of surrendering his ability to change washington. >> reporter: mitt romney jumped all over this comment the president made on thursday about changing washington. he's hoping to get his campaign back on track and try to convince voters that he has what it takes to end the partisanship in washington. problem shared a plate of fries with young voters while talking about student loans in...
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and mitt romney's son, craig. is this here to break up the routine a little bit and add a little fun to the office? >> it s you know exwe are here 24/7, and we just need some time to kind of loosen up a little bit. >> reporter: i asked both teams for a tour of their office. >> all-time campaign food. >> reporter: sweet and sour chicken. get you through the day and night? what time does that go up? >> usually about 10 or so. >> reporter: in the morning? what about in here? okay. a little ice cream. there's some sim lights or both camps. when was the last time you actually a day off? >> oh, ah, i think the last long weekend we had was two days and it was at easter. >> when is the last time you went on a date? >> let's keep walking. >> is anybody dating anybody from here? >> um, no. >> there's no co-ming.ing? >> we don't have time to worry about our romance, our social life. >> you haven't been on date since you started working here? >> i have not. >> you look down. you look over. >> i'm okay with it. i'm good. >> ch
and mitt romney's son, craig. is this here to break up the routine a little bit and add a little fun to the office? >> it s you know exwe are here 24/7, and we just need some time to kind of loosen up a little bit. >> reporter: i asked both teams for a tour of their office. >> all-time campaign food. >> reporter: sweet and sour chicken. get you through the day and night? what time does that go up? >> usually about 10 or so. >> reporter: in the morning? what...
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>> he is the conservative alternative to mitt romney. mitt romney is saying it's a math equation. it's not. he's saying to vote with your head and not your heart. the heart of the party is voting with rick santorum. that means romney is not inevitable but santorum isn't winning the electability contest which is about message and about persuading more than conservatives that he can go all the way. >> he said for a front-runner if you keep finishing third, you're not much of a front-runner. how bad of a day was it for mitt romney? >> you finish third and the good news for mitt romney, yesterday morning i told you about the 28-28-28-26 numbers on the other southern states. mitt romney got to 29 in alabama and 30 in mississippi. apparently that's what jeff foxworthy was worth when you concentrated that effort. he is not winning the heart and soul of the republican party. this has always been the challenge. eight or nine months ago we said mitt romney is the guy that's the favorite for the nomination. nobody was sure how he gets there. with we're still in that place. how does he land t
>> he is the conservative alternative to mitt romney. mitt romney is saying it's a math equation. it's not. he's saying to vote with your head and not your heart. the heart of the party is voting with rick santorum. that means romney is not inevitable but santorum isn't winning the electability contest which is about message and about persuading more than conservatives that he can go all the way. >> he said for a front-runner if you keep finishing third, you're not much of a...
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but mitt romney, even though he's leading the polls there, isn't taking the land of lincoln for granted. >> these pancakes are something else, i'll tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney in his third day campaigning in illinois, the land of reagan and obama. >> i'm looking for the nod here in illinois. >> reporter: romney's up by nine points in the latest poll. santorum is the underdog, ineligible for ten of today's 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. on monday, santorum tried to redefine the key issue in this race. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> "do care about the unemployment rate. it does bother me. i want to get people back to work. >> reporter: then santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. i want it to go down. i'm saying my candidacy doesn't hinge on whether it goes up or down. >> reporter: but it's today's numbers, the illinois vote, that romney's team will hope will solidify him as a front-runner. analysts say he needs a win. a big one. >> a
but mitt romney, even though he's leading the polls there, isn't taking the land of lincoln for granted. >> these pancakes are something else, i'll tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney in his third day campaigning in illinois, the land of reagan and obama. >> i'm looking for the nod here in illinois. >> reporter: romney's up by nine points in the latest poll. santorum is the underdog, ineligible for ten of today's 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. on...
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republican presidential hopeful mitt romney says he won't release more tax returns. but while explaining how his medicare plan would work using a whiteboard in south carolina yesterday, he did give his clearest explanation yet of what he's paid to uncle sam. >> i did go back and look at my taxes and over the past ten years, i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6% or something like that. >> romney has already made his 2010 tax return and estimates of what he paid in 2011 public. team obama isn't satisfied. they still want proof. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the forefront after we had spent so much time talking about medicare, about the ryan pick. >> meanwhile in ohio, romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message, questioning medicare's current funding. >> do you think raiding medicare to pay for obama care is an achievement? >> no! >> neither do i. >> in richmond, virginia, romney tried to get the focus off his personal finances and back onto the hot button issue this week. >> my plan makes no change whatsoever for senio
republican presidential hopeful mitt romney says he won't release more tax returns. but while explaining how his medicare plan would work using a whiteboard in south carolina yesterday, he did give his clearest explanation yet of what he's paid to uncle sam. >> i did go back and look at my taxes and over the past ten years, i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6% or something like that. >> romney has already made his 2010 tax return and estimates of what he...
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nevada bet big on mitt romney. he won the state for the second time in four years, thanks in some part to the large mormon population here. and in his victory speech last night romney said this is now a two-man race between him, not a newt gingrich, but barack obama. >> you know, this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence, and this i'm going to take it to the white house. >> reporter: in front of his most enthusiastic crowd yet, mitt romney tightened his grip on frontrunner status, largely ignoring the rest of the republican field and using his victory speech to blast president obama. >> this president began his presidency by apologizing for america. he should now be apologizing to america. >> reporter: in a state crippled bys housing crisis, as well as the nation's highest unemployment, nearly 13%, rom fly challenged the president on keeping his promise of lowering the unemployment rate to 8%. >> this week he's been trying to take a bow for 8.3% unemployment. not so fast, mr. president. this is
nevada bet big on mitt romney. he won the state for the second time in four years, thanks in some part to the large mormon population here. and in his victory speech last night romney said this is now a two-man race between him, not a newt gingrich, but barack obama. >> you know, this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence, and this i'm going to take it to the white house. >> reporter: in front of his most enthusiastic crowd yet, mitt romney tightened his grip on...